Enjoy our round-up of the beauty and wellness goodies soothing our souls without forcing us to check our banking apps. A lavender-laced shower oil that turns yo
Greta Thunberg would be proud of these eco-concious beauty choices
In honour of World Earth Day (April 22 2021) we're shining the spotlight on beauty and wellbeing brands who are making an effort to be more eco-friendly, be it with recyclable packaging, charity donations or carefully considered ingredients.
Loved by: Hattie Sloggett, GTG columnist
"You might know of indie brand Upcircle as the pioneers of the by-product beauty trend. If you don't, let me introduce you. Upcircle repurposes ingredients from various industries, including the argan, tea, juice, date, olive and wood industries. Not only that but all of their products are recyclable. However, this Earth day they are going 'full circle' and launching their new refillable scheme so you simply purchase from the refill section, use and then when you're finished with it, free-post back to the warehouse where your much-loved product will be sterilised, refilled and returned. It's hard to pick one product from this vegan brand as they are all wonderful so I opt for the top five. The bundle includes their award-winning face serum made with coffee oil, moisturiser made with argan powder, eye cream made with caffeine and maple wood, cleanser made with apricot powder and the herbal blend infused face scrub. This natural-ingredient packed bundle of joy will leave your feeling clean, revitalised and super glowy. So, not only will your skin thank you but so will the planet."
This week we're celebrating female founders and the can't-live-without products they've created
From dental floss to fragrance, hand spray to candles and period care, this week we're celebrating 15 beauty buys all dreamt up by seriously impressive women. Read on ahead of International Women's Day on March 8 and prepare to feel inspired by their backstories and the products they brought to life.
Founder: Marcia Kilgore
Loved by: Victoria Woodhall, editorial director
“So many founders name check serial entrepreneur Marcia as an inspiration. Just this week one told me that she always creates her PowerPoints with images rather than words, ‘because that’s what Marcia does”. The Canada-born 52-year-old brought us iconic brands Bliss Spa, Fit Flop and Soap and Glory and now Beauty Pie. Who else would think, or know, how to bring us a £100 EDP for less than £20 with no compromise on ingredients? I always top up my eyeliners here for less than a fiver. You can read here how she founded Beauty Pie here and if you’re not yet a member use our code GTGSENTME for and extra £50 spend. As for this scent, you may know this citrus-meets-earthy cinnamon scent from the brand’s mega Soul Providers Re-Energizing Dry Oil Sugar Scrub, £10.87 for members – now it’s been bottled. I can imagine Marcia spritzing this for a brainstorm; it smells of fresh and bright ideas and fun times ahead.”
As I sit here in my parents’ kitchen, looking over the grey and barren landscape of the Devon countryside, wrapped up like a burrito with every portable radiator I can find turned up to full, I find it hard to believe that my intense summer of love ever happened.
Just a few short months ago, during Britain’s first lockdown, I fell so head over heels that I invited a complete stranger to move in with me and my parents. Even more astonishing is the fact that he said yes.
After less than a week of talking online, I knew that Sean, a musician, and I should be together. He said he had never felt this way and I agreed: it was love at first sight. And so it was that, six days from our meeting on Tinder, I hared up the A303 one May morning to pick him up from his London flat.